Tell what happens at the close election (7)
I believe the answer is:
recount
'tell' is the definition.
(I know that tell can be written as recount)
I can't explain the remainder of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for recount that I've seen before include "Give report" , "result of close-run ballot" , "Go over details" , "Tell in detail" , "Relate" .)